AM Service Engineer (Additive Manufacturing)

Location: Torrance, California, United States; onsite factory work required up to 100%. The role follows a 4x10 schedule with available shifts on Sun–Wed or Wed–Sat, from 2 p.m. to 1 a.m. or 5 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Salary: $48.15–$76.47 per hour. Specialist III–V ranges are $41.69–$76.47 per hour.

Company

Divergent develops the Divergent Adaptive Production System, a machine-learning-enabled factory system for engineering, additive manufacturing, and flexible assembly of vehicle structures and subsystems for automotive, aerospace, and defense applications.

What you will do

• Own the technical performance, maintenance strategy, diagnostics, and continuous improvement of additive manufacturing equipment.
• Diagnose mechanical, electrical, optical, controls, and process failures, identify root causes, and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Perform advanced optical, mechanical, and system calibration to maintain precision and process capability.
• Analyze equipment and production data to improve reliability, reduce downtime and operating costs, and increase throughput.
• Optimize PLC logic, automation interfaces, machine configurations, maintenance procedures, and troubleshooting workflows.
• Provide technical guidance to production, engineering, quality, and maintenance teams while developing documentation and mentoring technicians.

Requirements

• Ability to lawfully access information and technology subject to US export controls.
• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, or an associate degree with equivalent maintenance technician experience; strong equivalent experience may substitute for education.
• Experience with automation, machine controls, mechanical troubleshooting, electrical troubleshooting, and repair.
• Interest and ability to work hands-on with additive manufacturing machines, systems, and factory processes.
• Ability to use hand tools and test equipment, interpret electrical schematics, mechanical drawings, control architectures, and technical documentation.
• Strong autonomous problem-solving, prioritization, communication, documentation, and collaboration skills in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Nice to have

• Experience with metal or other additive manufacturing processes and equipment such as SLM Solutions, EOS, RenAM, or Velo3D.
• Military technical experience in aviation, aerospace, maintenance, robotics, electronics, machining, or industrial operations.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation with equity and discretionary results-based incentive opportunities.
• Paid vacation, sick time, company holidays, year-end shutdown, and paid parental leave.
• HMO and Premium PPO health plans, company-sponsored life insurance, and short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Learning and development reimbursement opportunities.
• Collaborative, dynamic, high-performing, and mission-driven manufacturing environment.
• Factory work requires walking, kneeling, reaching, climbing, operating machinery, and lifting up to 30 lbs.